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Psychiatry General

Early postnatal l-Dopa treatment causes behavioral alterations in female vs. male young adult Swiss mice.

Apr 24, 2020

Dopaminergic signaling and neurodevelopment alterations are associated with several neuropsychiatric disorders. Knockout mice for dopamine transporters (DAT) as well as site-specific knockout mice lac...

Generalized anxiety disorder, depressive symptoms and sleep quality during COVID-19 outbreak in China: a web-based cross-sectional survey.

Apr 24, 2020

China has been severely affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) since December, 2019. We aimed to assess the mental health burden of Chinese public during the outbreak, and to explore the poten...

Sequence matters: patterns in task-based clinical reasoning.

Apr 24, 2020

Background The cognitive pathways that lead to an accurate diagnosis and efficient management plan can touch on various clinical reasoning tasks (1). These tasks can be employed at any point during th...

Neuromodulation in primary headaches: current evidence and integration into clinical practice.

Apr 24, 2020

Neuromodulatory approaches add to our armamentarium of therapeutic tools for the treatment of primary headaches. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current controlled studies on the diff...

Targeting mitochondrial and cytosolic substrates of TRIT1 isopentenyltransferase: Specificity determinants and tRNA-i6A37 profiles.

Apr 24, 2020

The tRNA isopentenyltransferases (IPTases), which add an isopentenyl group to N6 of A37 (i6A37) of certain tRNAs, are among a minority of enzymes that modify cytosolic and mitochondrial tRNAs. Pathoge...

Ancient genomes reveal the evolutionary history and origin of cashmere producing goats in China.

Apr 24, 2020

Goats are one of the most widespread farmed animals across the world; however, their migration route to East Asia and local evolutionary history remain poorly understood. Here, we sequenced 27 ancient...

Natural Phenolic Compounds and Derivatives as Potential Antimalarial Agents.

Apr 24, 2020

Malaria is a parasitic disease endemic to tropical and subtropical regions responsible for hundreds of millions of clinical cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths yearly. Its agent, the sp., has a...

Breast surgery and peripheral blocks. Is it worth it?

Apr 24, 2020

The objective of this review is to identify the potential of peripheral nerve blocks established over the last years for perioperative pain management in breast surgery. These new blocks will be discu...

Liposomal Bupivacaine Is Both Safe and Effective in Controlling Postoperative Pain After Spinal Surgery in Children: A Controlled Cohort Study.

Apr 24, 2020

Retrospective comparative cohort study.To evaluate: (1) pain relief efficacy; (2) opioid consumption; (3) length of stay (LOS); (4) discharge disposition (DD); and (5) safety and adverse effects of li...

Dedicated emergency department physical therapy is associated with reduced imaging, opioid administration, and length of stay: A prospective observational study.

Apr 24, 2020

Emergency department based Physical Therapy (ED-PT) has been practiced globally in various forms for over 20 years and is an emerging resource in the US. While there is a growing body of evidence sugg...

Sex Differences in Early Cognitive Development After Prenatal Exposure to Opioids.

Apr 24, 2020

Prenatal opioid exposure has been linked with impaired cognitive development, with boys potentially at elevated risk. In the present study, we examined cognitive and language development of children p...

Characteristics, symptom management and outcomes of 101 patients with COVID-19 referred for hospital palliative care.

Apr 24, 2020

Hospital palliative care is an essential part of the COVID-19 response but data are lacking. We identified symptom burden, management, response to treatment, and outcomes for a case series of 101 in-p...

Utility, Appropriateness, and Content of Electronic Consultations Across Medical Subspecialties: A Cohort Study.

Apr 14, 2020

Electronic consultations (e-consults) can facilitate patient access to specialists, minimize travel, and reduce unnecessary in-person visits. However, metrics to enable study of e-consults and their e...

Self-Microemulsifying Drug Delivery System for Improved Oral Delivery and Hypnotic Efficacy of Ferulic Acid.

Apr 12, 2020

Ferulic acid (FA) is a natural compound which is used to treat insomnia. However, its use is limited because of its poor oral bioavailability caused by extremely rapid elimination. The current study a...

Pilot Study of a Novel Approach Management of Sleep Associated Problems in Breast Cancer Patients (MOSAIC) During Chemotherapy.

Apr 12, 2020

This pilot RCT was conducted to assess the preliminary effects of Brief Behavioral Therapy for Cancer-Related Insomnia (BBT-CI) delivered by trained research staff in comparison to a sleep hygiene pam...

Storytelling Through Music: A Multidimensional Expressive Arts Intervention to Improve Emotional Well-Being of Oncology Nurses.

Apr 12, 2020

Rates of burnout among health care professionals are rising. Oncology nurses are at the forefront of cancer care, and maintenance of their well-being is crucial to delivering high-quality care to peop...

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of adjunctive blue-blocking glasses for the treatment of sleep and circadian rhythm in patients with bipolar disorder.

Apr 12, 2020

Recent studies have suggested that evening blue light exposure is associated with sleep and circadian rhythm abnormalities. This study examined the effect of blue-blocking (BB) glasses on sleep and ci...

Long-term effect of mobile phone use on sleep quality: Results from the cohort study of mobile phone use and health (COSMOS).

Apr 12, 2020

Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure (RF-EMF) from mobile phone use on sleep quality has mainly been investigated in cross-sectional studies. The few previous prospective cohort st...

Microbiota-Orientated Treatments for Major Depression and Schizophrenia.

Apr 12, 2020

There is a need to develop new hypothesis-driven treatment for both both major depression (MD) and schizophrenia in which the risk of depression is 5 times higher than the general population. Major de...

Duration of active psychosis during early phases of the illness and functional outcome: The PAFIP 10-year follow-up study.

Apr 12, 2020

Longer duration of active psychosis (presence of positive psychotic symptoms) has been associated to worsening of functional and symptomatic outcome in patients with a first-episode of psychosis. Ther...

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